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When Should You Not Use An Energy-Saving CFL Bulb?

A major part of how I cut my electric bill was swapping out old incandescent light bulbs to CFLs, which use less energy and last longer. On paper, the CFLs are better in every way, but apparently, Unpluggd says there are some times when you shouldn’t use them.

October 17, 2011
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Hack An IKEA Bag Organiser Into A Bedside Lamp

If you need a wall-mounted bedside lamp you can easily hack one together using an IKEA $4.49 Rationell Variera plastic bag dispenser by adding a cheap lamp socket and a piece of translucent plastic from a binder.

October 11, 2011
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Arduino-Powered Ambilight Sensor Soothes Backlight Bleed

Most ambient lights and sensors are designed to generate light to even out the picture on the front of the panel and reduce any light bleed from the back of an LCD display. This Arduino-powered Shiftbrite LED ambilight setup takes things a step further by automatically adjusting the colour and intensity of the ambient lights on the back of the display to match whatever is on-screen. Plus, it’s pretty easy on the eyes.

October 10, 2011
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Hack A Soft Drink Bottle Into A Solar Light

The video above shows how a man in an impoverished urban area in the Philippines created a solar light to brighten the densely packed windowless homes that are dark inside even when the sun is shining brightly. The method involves making a roof cutout to support the bottle and filling the bottle with water and a little bleach.

September 14, 2011
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Make An Accordion Style Bedside Lamp For Just $20

Manhattan Nest devised a clever way to turn $20 in IKEA parts into a twistable, extendable bedside lamp.

July 13, 2011
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Make An Awesome Lamp Out Of Plastic Cups

Having recently moved into an apartment with far less built-in lighting, I’ve come to find that lamps are pretty useful when you want to actually see indoors. Lamps can be pricey, ugly, or both, however, but Bit of Green has a neat solution to this problem: plastic cups and staples.

July 2, 2011
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Create A Safe, Motion-Sensing LED Lighting System For Your Closet Or Pantry

Closets are often dark, and the higher up you get the harder it is to see inside. Adding a lightbulb isn’t always the simplest, safest or even cheapest option, but you can solve all of those problems with a few LEDs.

June 7, 2011
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LED Windlight Powered By Nature’s Sneezes

Rather than harnessing the power of wind to be annoying, like wind chimes, the Firewinder takes that kinetic energy and turns it int something actually useful. Lighting.

June 5, 2011
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LightDims Stickers Block Super-Bright LEDs On Home Electronics

Almost everyone knows the feeling of turning off the lights or sitting down to watch a movie only to be annoyed by bright, glowing blue and red LEDs on the front of your electronics. LightDims are stickers that will either block those LEDs entirely, or just dim them a bit so they’re not distracting.

April 18, 2011
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Add Ground Effects To Your Bed For Gentle Night Lighting

It’s the middle of the night, and you have to go to the bathroom. Sure, you can stumble to the bathroom in the dark, possibly hitting your shins or toes on anything on the floor or in the path between you and the bathroom door, but you don’t want to blind yourself by turning on the light. The solution? Ground effect lighting for your bed!

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